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After briefly resigning from cabinet in 2023, state member for Miller Mark Bailey was appointed Shadow Health Minister by Labor leader Steven Miles in 2024.

Mark Bailey on his brushes with death, cabinet dumping, and plans to win back Queensland voters

The shadow health minister concedes he’s been handed one of the most challenging portfolios. But he’s adamant it’s an opportunity.

  • Courtney Kruk

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli.

Crisafulli government dumps child mental health hub

The local MP described the move as “secretive and suss”, but the government says the project’s budget had blown out by more than four times its original price tag.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Deputy Premier Steven Miles wrangles his newly sworn-in cabinet colleagues for a selfie at Government House after the 2020 election. At least three faces will no longer feature after Friday.

Who’s in, who’s out: New-look Queensland cabinet to take shape after meeting

Mark Bailey and Stirling Hinchliffe’s roles will need to be filled under a Miles government. And those won’t be the only changes.

  • Matt Dennien
A Senate committee wants work on the Gabba to be halted.

Senate report demands halt to Gabba rebuild

A Senate committee has called for work on the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild to be halted, as the Queensland government sounds out the construction market.

  • Cameron Atfield
Negotiations for the Airtrain to be absorbed into the Translink network have broken down.

Airtrain negotiation breakdown to put squeeze on Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport has warned congestion in and out of the airport will only get worse until Airtrain’s monopoly on public transport to the precinct is torn up.

  • Cameron Atfield
Upgrades for the busy M1 are now costing $1.5 billion instead of $1 billion.

Gold Coast M1 upgrades suffer massive cost blowout

Transport Minister Mark Bailey claims the federal government isn’t playing ball. His department’s own website suggests otherwise.

  • Zach Hope
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Forget about water under the bridge. In Brisbane, there’s politics all over it

Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria bridge, it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.

  • Matt Dennien
E-scooter Brisbane

Reckless riders on footpaths, cycleways may end up in court

E-scooter and bike riders will need to offer assistance after a crash or provide their details under proposed laws to help streamline road rules.

  • Matt Dennien
Parliament will resume next week, when the bill is expected to be debated and passed.

MPs back to parliament after a government walk in a winter blunder land

While the post-budget roadshow gave them a chance to spruik their goods, the government has had anything but a chance to take a breath over the mid-year break.

  • Matt Dennien
Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman.

Fellow minister’s train budget blues ‘clearly a distraction’: Fentiman

The government’s handling of $2.4 billion train building cost blowout, not proactively revealed by senior figures, has overshadowed the work of late.

  • Matt Dennien